Quiz Discussion

A man can row 15 km/h in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as much time to row up than as to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of current (in km/h) :

• 1] 6 km/h
• 2] 6.5 km/h
• 3] 4.5 km/h
• 4] 5 km/h

A jeep is chasing a car which is 5 km ahead. Their respective speeds are 90 km/hr and 75 km/hr. After how many minutes will the jeep catch the car ?

• 1] 10 min
• 2] 20 min
• 3] 24 min
• 4] 25 min

The area of square park is 25 sq. Km. Time taken to complete a round of the field once, at a speed of 3 kmph is:

• 1] 4 hours 60 minutes
• 2] 4 hours 50 minutes
• 3] 6 hours 40 minutes
• 4] 5 hours 40 minutes

A motor boat takes 2 hours to travel a distance of 9 km downstream and it takes 6 hours to travel the same distance against the current. The speed of the boat in still water and that of the current (in km/h) respectively are:

• 1] 6, 5 km/h
• 2] 3, 1.5 km/h
• 3] 8, 5 km/h
• 4] 9, 3 km/h

Two trains start simultaneously from two stations Howrah and Delhi, respectively towards each other on the same track. The distance between the two stations is 560 km and the speeds of trains are 30 kmph and 40 kmph.

• 1] 70 km
• 2] 560 km
• 3] 640 km
• 4] 650 km
• 5] None of these

A man travels the distance of his journey \(\frac{3}{4}\) by bus, \(\frac{1}{6} \)by rickshaw, and remaining 2 km on foot. The total distance traveled by the man is :

• 1] 12 km
• 2] 18 km
• 3] 20 km
• 4] 24 km

A man goes downstream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the stream are 10 kmph and 4 kmph respectively, the distance of the destination from the starting place is:

• 1] 16 km
• 2] 18 km
• 3] 21 km
• 4] 25 km

A car traveling with \(\frac{5}{7}\) of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hour 40 minute 48 seconds. Find the actual speed of the car.

• 1]

  \(17\frac{6}{7}\) km/hr

• 2]

  25 km/hr

• 3]

  30 km/hr

• 4]

  35 km/hr

A train without stopping travels 60 km/h and with stoppage 40 km/h. What is the time taken for stoppage on a route 300 km?

• 1] 10 hours
• 2] 20 hours
• 3] 5 hours
• 4] 2.5 hours

A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12km/hr and again travels 12km at an average speed of the 10km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is ?

• 1]

  10.8

• 2]

  10.4

• 3]

  11

• 4]

  12